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Washington Republicans are demonstrating that they've learned nothing from the failure of their 2024 revenue-slashing initiatives

With the results of the 2024 presidential election now certified, elected leaders and activists across Washington are turning their attention to the upcoming legislative session, which begins January 13th. As they have since late 2017, Democrats will have trifecta control over state government, with the governorship and majorities in both chambers of the Legislature. But they’ll also have…

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Continued revenue reform is necessary to responsibly “reboot” Washington’s budget: Read NPI’s letter in The Seattle Times After decades of inaction, Washington's Legislature has finally taken meaningful steps to modernize the state's antiquated, upside down tax code and require the wealthy to pay what they owe. But the job's not done. There's more to do -- and doing it will also allow us to address another looming revenue shortfall responsibly and thoughtfully....

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Washingtonians disapprove of the cuts to education that the Legislature made in the 2026 session, Civic Heartbeat poll finds 55% of likely 2026 general election voters recently surveyed by Emerson College Polling for the Northwest Progressive Institute said they disapproved of the decision by the Legislature and Governor Ferguson to reduce funding for priorities like Transition to Kindergarten, Running Start, and K‑12 public school transportation in the budget, rather than raising taxes on large corporations to avert the cuts, while only 29% approved. Another 16% were not sure....

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Rob McKenna's tall tales can't change Washington's fiscal reality: Apples-to-apples metrics show falling investment in state services To know Washington's real fiscal story, it's necessary to compare between different eras using an appropriate measurement.

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Washington State's budget has been shrinking, not growing, despite statements to the contrary by former elected officials

To truly understand public finance at any level requires context, discipline, and intellectual honesty, yet these qualities are too often absent from conversations about our federal, state, and local budgets. After nearly a quarter century of writing about politics, I’ve come to appreciate that misleading narratives and simplistic tropes have extraordinary staying power, to the detriment of our…

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Washington's million-dollar earners tax will provide sorely-needed funding for public services and boost our business climate

This morning in Olympia, Governor Bob Ferguson is set to sign Senate Bill 6346, which will establish a historic million-dollar earners tax in Washington, making the state’s long regressive tax code more equitable. Today’s bill action at the Capitol is the final step in a long legislative journey that included a marathon debate in the Washington State House that stretched on for more than…

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VICTORY! Washington State House approves million-dollar earners tax after more than a day of continuous floor debate

Tonight, after a grueling floor debate that went on for more than twenty-four hours, a majority in the Washington State House of Representatives voted to levy a 9.9% income tax on million-dollar earners, overcoming strident opposition from Republicans who were essentially trying to wage a “talking filibuster” against the bill despite knowing that they would eventually run out of amendments and…

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Bills on the Move: Senate concurs in changes to SB 5974, House starts debate on million-dollar earners tax

It’s the final week of the 2026 regular legislative session in Olympia. Here’s a rundown of NPI priority bills that are on the move. SB 5974 (updating and strengthening qualifications and accountability standards for all sheriffs, police chiefs, and town marshals): The Washington State Senate concurred in the House amendments to SB 5974, which passed off the House floor last week after an…

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